Bristol Glass Works Ledger

Collection — Box: 01

Identifier: MS-0046

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a ledger owned by Bristol Glass Works. The ledger was used to record sales from the company store. The ledger includes the dates November 1823 through September 1824. The ledger is 272 pages. The first 94 pages have been removed from the binding and pages 95-104 are missing.

Dates

1823-1824

Creator

Stilwell, Stephen (1760 (date of birth)-1847 (date of death)) (Person)
Bristol Glass Works (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for public research. Researchers must make an appointment to view the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

The Bristol Glass, Cotton and Clay Company was incorporated in Ulster County, New York, in 1811 by Stephen Stilwell, Nicholas Van Leuven and Abraham De Witt. In 1813, Stephen Stilwell and his wife Nancy transferred 833 acres of their property in Woodstock to the Company for the Bristol Glass Works factory. Bristol Glass Works produced window glass, clock domes, and simple glass bottles and tableware. Bristol Glass Works operated under that name until 1825 when the New York Crown and Cylinder Glass Manufacturing Company assumed control of the factory.

The owner of Bristol Glassworks, Stephen Stilwell was born on Long Island, New York, in 1760 he was a Revolutionary soldier and New York, merchant. In 1806, he purchased a large tract of land in Woodstock, New York, which would later become the site of Bristol Glass Works. Stilwell played an active role in local affairs, serving as both Assessor and Overseer of Highways. He died in Ulster County, New York, in 1847.